blood drive @ NP

been on duties this week helping out the RCHN with the blood donation drive at NP campus. we received about an average of 100+ bags of blood a day, thanks to the generous supporters from both students and staff!

hah, in any case those of you who have not donated before might want to check out the size of the needles used! :)

normal sized needle

blood drawing needle (:

sinking of singapore?

'sinking of Japan' is finally out on the big screen after much anticipation. been watching the trailers on tv mobile and i guess its gonna be another of those 'Armageddon', 'Contact', 'Volcano', etc kind of movie. ratings are at 3 popcorns including #1 on japan box office!

ironically i dont understand why the japanese would wana catch a movie about the destruction of their country, and make it #1 some more! :\

Not our bus never stop for you, you never flag the bus early

an article from mrbrown.com with referrence to the news. one that many of us would totally agree with mann.

SINGAPORE : The SBS Transit has placed signs at 100 selected bus stops across Singapore, encouraging passengers to flag the bus early.

This will help bus captains stop at a timely manner and to ensure a smoother and safer ride for those onboard.

The operator has launched the public education campaign after receiving complaints that bus captains drove off from bus stops without picking up passengers.

Its subsequent investigations found that many commuters missed the bus because they often flagged too late.

Commuters can also pick up brochures on safe bus stop practices at 16 bus interchanges. - CNA /ls

So people, it is YOUR fault, ok?

Some forummers from Hardwarezone felt that instead of a "Flag the Bus Early" campaign, there should be campaigns for bus companies like:

"Slow Down the Damn Bus When Approaching Bus Stop" campaign
"Do Not Overtake a Fellow Bus When Approaching Bus Stop" campaign
"Buses Come More Regularly and at Shorter Intervals" campaign
"Buses should brake properly" campaign
"Cut down Bus Hikes" campaign

and of course, this gem:"Stop Wasting Money on Useless Campaigns" campaign

Feel free to suggest some more campaigns. In Singapore, we can never have too many campaigns.

source: mrbrown.com

a meaningful quote

instead of seeing suffering as a punishment, we are asked to see suffering as being personally kissed and embraced by the crucified Christ. he holds us so close and tight; we can feel the nails and thorns in our own body.

- Mother Teresa of Calcutta

to every little good thing in life

today was really a blessed day! with good news on the promotion of my buddies in jc and i myself was posted into an IS class with a pretty much nice tuitor and ongoing classmates, i feel fortunate as compared to the previous semester being under a demanding and screwed up tuitor. after of which was redcross training at fmss which finally resumed after quite some time. how else can the day be better and forward looking!

all in all, the first commercial sums up a friday for many of us after the tiring first week of school... or at least it seems so lah. haha :)



taken from youtube / mrbrown.com

hot stuff!

kim jong il has been making most of the headlines these days ever since his first nuclear test and threatening another. well, at least theres something 'exciting' to tune into on CNN and our very own CNA now.

but still, we should be very much concerned on NK's 'declaration of war' in retaliation to international sanctions and be praying about the fate of humanity.

haze haze go away

unfortunately due to the bad haze and poor visibility at sea, our boat and fishing trips out were cancelled. instead the dudes bunked in at my place and we spend the last week of holidays watching corny dvds such as eurotrip, date movie, american pie band camp (highly recommended!) and afew others of my personal favourites in the comfort of home. its common that the atmosphere at boonlay is usually filled with sweet aroma of chocs - from the factories. so now when you get it mixed with haze... all i get to smell here now is... burnt chocolate!? >.<

in any case, do take care friends! we are encouraged to stay indoors if the PSI is above a hundred. if a record of PSI 150 was considered buay tar han for us already, imagine what it would have been like for our neighbour with a record of 500!

mr & mrs Spongebob

incase you didnt know, spongebob's parents appeared on tv too! :)

OMG, how do sponges do it! sheesh.

what girls really want

sometimes we wonder whats going on in a girl's mind... perhaps these few compositions by girls from a p5 class whom were made to write on the topic, 'My Ideal Partner' could tell it all. yes, primary 5 ok.

compo 1
for my ideal partner, he must truely love me. he must be responsible, adventurous, romantic, and a guy who doesnt like to show off and doesnt steal, and must be kind hearted. if he is not up to all these points, i cannot be his girlfriend. but it is hard to find these kind of men nowadays.

he can spend two times a week or three with me. but if he needs to study, i will understand. he must be someone who doesnt lose his temper easily. if he quarells with me, he will try and patch up again. i will only give him 3 days time limit to let him patch up with me.

if he buys me many times, i will reject them all.i will ask him to donate it to the old folks' home or a children hospital for the children in there.

he must know how to make me happy too. if he makes me sad, i will again give him 3 days to make me happy. that guy will fully love me and not anyone else. if he does not, i will ditch him right away.

for his looks, he does not need to be whatever cute, handsome, extra cute. a good looking guy does not mean he is the mr PERFECT for grls. he does not need to be rich too. spending his money on me is a waste ( yar right)

in all, the perfect guy for me must be all the points i mentioned.


compo 2
my ideal partner must be a very kind, generous, loving, caring, playful and responsible for all his doings. he must not always be in hot temper, and they must not be cunning and always lie to me.

he must not be those who like 'pretend' to be a good guy before marriage like those on TV, they always ditch away their wife after that.

okay, you see those ang moh, they always act as they are so good but after you marry them they will like kill you. i want my boyfriend to be smart not cunning.

he WILL have to have the time to accompany me to play. always bringing me out for adventures and long adventures and interesting too! with my friends along too! he must be older than me!

compo 3
to me, i think he must be thinking about the future and knows what i want and like. when a begger or helpless man shows up, he must be willing to part with some money. he must be decisive and when made a decision, he will never regret. gives and takes whenever we argue, must be forgiving, loyal, faithful. when anything goes wrong, must be calm and discuess the problem with me. never keep secrets from me. and allows me to work to earn extra income for the household. must have a sense of fashion and never argues with my parents. if my ideal partner is in a business, i will give ideas to help.

compo 4
my ideal partner must be understanding, kind hearted, friendly , tall, handsome, trustable, handsome, have good studying qualification. he must also be rich and have to love shopping. so that i can go shopping with him. my ideal partner has to be also thoughtful. he must not do anything that breaks the law. he must be hardworking, romantic , caring, loving and must NOT be a two-timer. he must be able to decide decisins quickly, humorous and does things well. he must be able to support the family and receive good salary.

he must know how to do housework such as mopping and doing of the laundry. he cannot be a divorcee. he must lend a helping hand to those people who have difficulties. he must not be stingy. he must be faithful and sincere, must be honest. when we quarell, he must be able to give into me and must be loyal to me. my ideal partner cannot be a smoker, be able to communicate to me well. he must have to be a graduate. he must be cautious and careful. he will also have to take care of the environment.

the end.

oh my... so demanding. *glups* guys, now we know... hahas.

last week on the job

its the last week on the job and that has no doubt stirred up pretty much emotion. it wasnt surprising to find myself so quickly attached to the job in such a short period of time. besides the adorable little ones (monsters included) whom i spend most of my time with and found so much joy upon, the other fellow relief teachers whom i share my desk with, and staff have made it such a pleasant time to be working, gossipping with and having many good laughs at the kids' work at the end of each day. so much was gained and learnt during this course of time. boy, does time flies... im gonna miss everyone and everything here.

til the next long vacation! :)

goodbye blue and yellow, welcome orange and brown

after much long procrastination, today was well used to clean, tidy up and adding a new colour to my room! i seem to like it this way :)

besides, kevin and enshao came to gym with me. like finally. now thats what you call a well-used day!

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